Lectures from 2018

The biblical vision of the human person is based on the all-powerful Word of Jesus Christ, and cannot be synthesized or compromised with evolutionary thought.

Darwinian evolutionary theory has no basis in science – it is an ideologically motivated worldview that leads to a culture of death.

Jeffery Ventrella unpacks the concept of worldview, explaining how a person’s network of beliefs influences the way they understand and approach the world and every area of life.

The church is the body of God's called-out people, to testify to the reign of Christ over all things, and pastors have a special responsibility to disciple the nations and confront systematic unbelief with systematic belief.

Founder Joe Boot and EICC Fellow Ted Fenske join a panel discussion at BreakForth Edmonton to talk about racism, Christianity as colonialism, teaching your kids critical thinking, the relationship of the state to other spheres of society, and the principle of cultural diversity found in the Trinity.

How should the Christian understand the work and teaching of Jordan Peterson? Is he an ally for Christian principles?

Peter Jones demonstrates the wide gulf between the Christian and non-Christian worldview, and the implications they each have for sexuality.

In order to have true and equal justice in society, we must have a standard outside of and higher than society in which the idea of justice is grounded.

The residual Christian worldview is declining in our culture. Rather than seeking to encounter the world as it is given, the prevailing cultural motive is to impose on the world an artificial and unrealistic vision of origins, ethics and destiny that stands in rebellion to God.

Many Christians have deliberately avoided the sphere of art as an immoral and ungodly realm. But God has created man to be his representative and image-bearer in every area of life. It is part of the Christian duty to pursue godly art as a part of pursuing godly culture.

Rev. Dr. Joe Boot describes the theological framework from which to understand the missional call of every Christian. He encourages and challenges the church to fully understand and apply what it means to be called by Christ as culture shapers and transformers.

What is the role of the church in society, and how does God expect His church to fulfil that role?